McDonald's (MCD) Increases Yet Falls Behind Market: What Investors Need to Know

McDonald's (MCD) closed at $297.71 in the latest trading session, marking a +0.37% move from the prior day. The stock trailed the S&P 500, which registered a daily gain of 0.38%. Elsewhere, the Dow lost 0.25%, while the tech-heavy Nasdaq added 1.24%.Heading into today, shares of the world's biggest hamburger chain had gained 1.36% over the past month, lagging the Retail-Wholesale sector's gain of 4.26% and outpacing the S&P 500's gain of 1.17% in that time.Analysts and investors alike will be keeping a clos ...